This is a fantastic resource which points to individual reports for allied service personnel about their experiences evading capture, or escaping from prisoner of war camps, in Central Europe during WWII. There are 10,529 records in this index.

Each entry in the index gives the following:

• Name
• rank
• number
• details of decorations
• date of capture
• the camp in which they were held
• and/or the date of escape, for example, across the border into Switzerland.
• corps and the reference to the original paper file at The National Archives in Kew.

Some entries also Include:

The following pieces in The National Archives' record series WO208 are included:

MI9 was British Military Intelligence Section 9. During WWII it specialised in, among other tasks, assisting British and other allied servicemen behind enemy lines – this included facilitating the escape of prisoners of war and helping others evade capture and travel safely to friendly or neutral states.

Note that as well as British armed forces, many members of Australian, Canadian, Cypriot, New Zealand and South African units are also included, as well as Free French Forces and others.